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minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoI know someone who did their entire thesis purposely without using effect/affect, because they didn’t know the difference. Instead used “impact” and other similar words.
minus-squaremister_flibble@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoAffect is an action and effect just exists is how I always remembered it.
minus-squaremrgoosmoos@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agothat’s a lot better than my method of remembering that effect is not a verb
minus-squarejaupsinluggies@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoEffect can be used as a verb though https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/effect
I know someone who did their entire thesis purposely without using effect/affect, because they didn’t know the difference. Instead used “impact” and other similar words.
Affect is an action and effect just exists is how I always remembered it.
that’s a lot better than my method of remembering that effect is not a verb
Effect can be used as a verb though https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/effect